These days, not only environmental conservationists are concerned about the environment and what our garbage is doing to the environment. For centuries, people just dumped garbage anywhere they wanted. It’s just in the recent decades that we have seen what this had been doing to nature, especially marine life. Waste and garbage management is a global problem and it needs a global solution. However, we individuals, are powerful enough to make significant changes around us in what we think of as a small change. However, these small changes we make gradually add up.

These days, we are already forced to recycle whether we like it or not, thanks to government regulations about proper waste disposal. Failure to adhere to such regulations can result in paying hefty fines.

You can always do the recycling yourself on a daily basis. What would you do when you simply don’t have enough time to go through the garbage to sort everything into different categories? You hire a rubbish removal company, that’s what you need to do. When you are in the mood to do the recycling yourself though, there is some useful information that you can use to bring your recycling knowledge to the next level. These include understanding those little signs and numbers on your glass bottles and milk containers. This can be confusing because, on the containers themselves, there is no explanation about these little signs. These signs and symbols actually tell the recycler what the container is made of and what can it be recycled into.

1. PET – this stands for polyethylene terephthalate and this type of material is usually used to make soda bottles. When you see this sign on soda bottles and similar types of containers, you will know that the container will be recycled into pillow fill in its next life.

2. HDPE – this stands for high-density polyethylene. This is usually used to make bottles fir milk and detergent. These are recycled into newer versions of themselves usually.

3. PVC – PVC stands for polyvinyl chloride and these signs can often be found on food boxes and shampoo bottles. PVCs, when recycled, turn into pipes used for drainage and irrigation. Have you ever heard of PVC pipes? That’s the same thing!

4. LDPE – this stands for low-density polyethylene and this material is what you can see in your shrink wrap, grocery bags and similar types of plastic materials. When recycled, these bags become new bags.

5. PP – this means polypropylene, which is commonly used for your bottle caps and yogurt bottles. When recycled, these become plastic lumber

6. PS – this sign stands for polystyrene which is commonly used in packages of peanuts. This also becomes plastic lumber when recycled.

These are the codes and signs that you can find in most containers. There ate also other containers that are not recycled or considered recyclables. This includes squeezable bottles and dishes you can use in the microwave. If you are still not satisfied with this information, you can always ask your Calgary junk removal company’s representative for more information. These rubbish removal employees are more knowledgeable than you think. This is definitely their forte!

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